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1. Axe

Museum number:: 11-37189
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Axes (tools)
Function:: 1.9 Multiple Utility
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

2. Carved bamboo head-hunting horn

Museum number:: 11-37181
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Hand horns
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

3. Carved bamboo head-hunting horn

Museum number:: 11-37180
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Hand horns
Function:: 5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

4. Carved female figure

Museum number:: 11-37175
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Carvings (visual works), Figurines, and Women (female humans)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

5. Carved figures, adult male and child

Museum number:: 11-37176
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Carvings (visual works), Figurines, and Men (male humans)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

6. Carved headrest

Museum number:: 11-37182
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.5 Household
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

7. Carved wood figure

Museum number:: 11-37178
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.4 Transportation
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

8. Carved wood human figure

Museum number:: 11-37174
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

9. Carved wood human figures

Museum number:: 11-37177
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia

10. Dagger

Museum number:: 11-37186
Culture or time period:: Asmat
Object class:: Carvings (visual works)
Function:: 1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Collection place:: Noordwest River, West Papua Province, Indonesia